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The two most important and common rituals among the Protestant denominations are baptism and communion (also known as the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist). In some Protestant denominations, these two practices are referred to collectively as ‘sacraments’ or ‘ordinances’.
Baptism and Eucharist are the two most important sacraments, and are practiced by most Christians. In many Protestant communities, these two rites are not called sacraments, but ordinances, and...
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification by God through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.
Most other denominations and traditions typically affirm only Baptism and Eucharist as sacraments, while some Protestant groups, such as the Quakers, reject sacramental theology. Most Protestant Christian denominations that believe these rites do not communicate grace prefer to call them ordinances.
Dec 19, 2011 · Protestant. The world’s 801 million Protestants, as broadly defined in this report (see Defining Christian Traditions ), make up 37% of the global Christian population. The Protestant Reformation, which split Western Christianity and gave birth to Protestantism, took place in Europe in the 16th century.
